Italian Bread

We are also making Bread to have with the Northern Bean Soup we froze a few weeks ago. The Bean soup was made from the scrapes left from the last round of sausage making. 

1 package active dry yeast - (1/4 oz) 3 cups bread flour 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 tablespoon dry Italian seasoning -- This is a to taste thing 2 tablespoons butter or margarine -- softened 1 cup less 1 tablespoon hot water 2 stiffly beaten egg whites Add ingredients according to the manufacturer's directions. Be sure to use "crisp" bread setting and add the egg whites after the rest of the ingredients are moist. This recipe yields a 1 pound loaf.

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